The Great Blue Norther of 11-11-1911

The sun was shining, and temperatures rose into the 70s and 80s on November 11, 1911.

Little did our ancestors know that was all about to change! A powerful cold front was racing across the country…behind it a frigid air mass.

The Great Blue Norther, as it was called, getting its name from the dark bluish clouds, spawned nine tornadoes in Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana leaving two dead in Michigan, and injuring five in Indiana. An F3 roared through Lake and Porter counties, but lifted before reaching Michigan City.